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Police probe match-fix link

POLICE investigating the murder of the Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer may ask an anti-corruption investigator from the sport's governing body to review video footage of the team's match with Ireland for any evidence that the match was fixed.

Jamaican detectives are probing the theory that bookmakers may have sought to influence one or more members of the Pakistan team in the run-up to last weekend's defeat by Ireland. In one of the greatest shocks in World Cup history, Ireland beat Pakistan by three wickets, having bowled out the former world champions for 132.

The former Pakistan fast bowler Sarfraz Nawaz is this weekend said to have named several players and a member of the Pakistan coaching staff as being involved in fixing the match.

He has not publicly produced any evidence to support his claims.

In an interview with an Australian newspaper today, Mark Shields, the Jamaican deputy police